Tenants' ESB bills

bond-007 said:

It was €300 and DD the last time I took over an ESB account. €300 is returned after 12 months good behaviour.

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qwertyuiop said:

I think it's €300 OR direct debit.

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Hillsalt said:

...Is there a new method- not disimilar to the good old fashioned meters - available whereby tenants can buy "credit" in a newsagent with ESB credit (similar to that for pay-as-you-go mobile phones)? They can then top up their meters every few days. It sounds like a perfect solution to an age old problem. I overheard someone talking about this. Perhaps they were talking about paying bills in a foreign country....

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Hillsalt said:

Is there an alternative way to sort out ESB bill with tenants?

I give tenants two options when they move into a property:

1. They can leave bills in my name but I will withold €300 of their deposit upon departure until a final reading is done and the bill is paid. I then forward a cheque to cover the reminder to a nominated person.

2. The tenants can put ESB in their own name but this often doesn't work if there are a bunch of students etc

Is there a new method- not disimilar to the good old fashioned meters - available whereby tenants can buy "credit" in a newsagent with ESB credit (similar to that for pay-as-you-go mobile phones)? They can then top up their meters every few days. It sounds like a perfect solution to an age old problem.

I overheard someone talking about this. Perhaps they were talking about paying bills in a foreign country.

Thanks in advance.

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johnjoda said:

you may wish to consider getting esb to fit pre-payment meter, the tenants simply buy tokens from there local pay point outlet ,ie (credit union) etc. No tokens = no electric

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